Turtle Cake With Caramels

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 German chocolate cake mix
• 4 ounces butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 pound bag caramels, unwrapped
• 1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans
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• Turtle Cake Frosting
• 6.5 T butter
• 13 oz. powdered sugar
• ½ C cocoa
• 1/3 C half and half
• 1 ½ t vanilla
• 1 ½ t corn syrup

Cream butter, mix powdered sugar and cocoa, add alternately with ½ & ½ . Add vanilla and corn syrup. Add more powdered sugar if runny.

PREPARATION:

Combine and mix well cake mix, butter, water, oil and 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk. Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 13X9X2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

In a saucepan over low heat, combine caramels and 1/2 can Eagle Brand Milk. Stir mixture, heating until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Spread over the baked cake layer. Sprinkle generously with chopped pecans. Cover with remaining cake batter. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer. Frost with Turtle Cake Frosting.

Turtle Cake Frosting:
Cream butter, add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with half and half. Add vanilla and corn syrup.